This statistic shows the percentage of the votes won per party in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019. The social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) received the largest percentage of the votes with just over 19 percent, followed by The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) with 14.64 percent. The right-wing populist party PVV (Party for Freedom) won just 3.53 percent of the vote in 2019, while the eurosceptic conservative Forum voor Democratie rose to 10.96 percent.
Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party
The delegation of the Netherlands to the European parliament is elected once every five years by all Dutch nationals over the age of 18 who are eligible to vote. Of the European parliament’s 751 seats, 26 are allocated to the Netherlands. The European parliament exists of European parties, often formed by national political parties cooperating with national political parties from other European Union countries. The 26 Dutch seats are filled through party-list proportional representation elections, in which voters vote for a specific candidate connected to a national political party. The votes for the specific candidates are added up and determine the number of seats per party as well as the occupants of these seats.
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Kiesraad. (May 31, 2019). Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/
Kiesraad. (2019). Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/
Kiesraad. "Votes Won in The Elections for The European Parliament in The Netherlands in May 2019, Share of Votes per Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/
Kiesraad, Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Votes won in the elections for the European parliament in the Netherlands in May 2019, share of votes per party [Graph], Kiesraad, May 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/519690/netherlands-european-election-results-share-of-votes-per-party/
